Browser Hijacker and Search Engine Redirect

What is BROWSER_HIJACKER_REDIRECT?

This diagnosis detects unauthorized modification of default web browser homepages, search engines, and shortcuts, redirecting users to malicious advertising search portals.

Common Causes

• Adware wrappers bundled during free software package installations.
• Malicious extensions installed via third-party downloads.

Step-by-Step Fix Guide

• 1
  Open browser settings and reset the search engine and startup pages back to defaults.
• 2
  Remove unrecognized extensions from chrome://extensions or edge://extensions.
• 3
  Check the properties of browser desktop shortcuts and delete any appended URLs from the 'Target' path.

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